Orlando Solar Bears

With an eye toward what they hope is a bright future in Central Florida, the Orlando Solar Bears unveiled their new logo Friday night. The logo has the words "Orlando Solar Bears" in front of a white polar bear wearing sunglasses. The bear is holding a hockey stick behind his neck, and a rising sun is the background. The logo differs from the one used by the team of the same name when it played in the International Hockey League. The new Solar Bears will begin play in the East Coast Hockey League in the fall.

The final draft of the ECHL regular-season schedule won't be completed until August, but fans of the Orlando Solar Bears can begin preparing for a team first. The Solar Bears will open at home for the first time since joining the league in 2012. Orlando will host the Greenville Road Warriors to start their 72-game, regular-season schedule on Saturday, Oct. 18, at Amway Center. The Solar Bears will play 48 games against their South Division rivals, including 15 against the Florida Everblades.

What : Orlando Solar Bears vs. Trenton Titans When : 7 tonight Where : Amway Center Admission : Tickets start as low as $15. Radio : Broadcast available at iheartsolarbears.com The Buzz : The Solar Bears will honor the 2001 IHL Turner Cup champions with a ceremony before the game that will involve Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. Fans can take pictures with the Turner Cup on the concourse level.

Living on the streets isn't cheap: Each chronically homeless person in Central Florida costs the community roughly $31,000 a year, a new analysis being released Thursday shows. The price tag covers the salaries of law-enforcement officers to arrest and transport homeless individuals - largely for nonviolent offenses such as trespassing, public intoxication or sleeping in parks - as well as the cost of jail stays, emergency-room visits and hospitalization for medical and psychiatric issues.

A look at key dates for the Orlando Solar Bears: Monday : Opened training camp Friday-Saturday : Preseason games at Florida Everblades Oct. 18 : First game of regular season at Everblades Oct. 19 : Home opener vs. Everblades

The Orlando Solar Bears' C.J. Severyn converted on a 5-on-3 power play early in the second period to cut their deficit in half, but that was close as they could get Sunday in a 5-1 loss at Trenton, N.J. The Solar Bears (10-14-2-2), who play next play Wednesday night on the road, had 26 shots on goal. Trenton posted 37.

Game 6 ended with handshakes between the Orlando Solar Bears and Cincinnati Cyclones - not the way the Solar Bears were hoping things would go. An announced crowd of 5,407 at Amway Center were saluted by the Solar Bears for the final time this season, as Orlando was eliminated from the first round of the ECHL Eastern Conference playoffs following a 2-1 loss Tuesday night. "I'm proud of every single guy in the dressing room, and the way they competed and battled right to the end," Solar Bears head coach Vince Williams said.

Game 6 ended with handshakes between the Orlando Solar Bears and Cincinnati Cyclones - not the way the Solar Bears were hoping things would go. An announced crowd of 5,407 at Amway Center were saluted by the Solar Bears for the final time this season, as Orlando was eliminated from the first round of the ECHL Eastern Conference playoffs following a 2-1 loss Tuesday night. "I'm proud of every single guy in the dressing room, and the way they competed and battled right to the end," Solar Bears head coach Vince Williams said.

The Orlando Solar Bears must win Tuesday night at Amway Center or be eliminated from the ECHL playoffs. Leading 3-2 in the best-of-seven, first-round series, the Cincinnati Cyclones are assured a potentially decisive Game 7 on Wednesday night in Orlando. So the pressure is on the Solar Bears. Right, Eric Baier? "With our backs against the wall, everybody in the locker room performs best," the Solar Bears defenseman said. "Everyone is definitely more relaxed. "The pressure is on them.

Facing elimination from the ECHL playoffs Friday night, the Orlando Solar Bears needed a lucky bounce. When it finally came, Scott Tanski was in perfect position to take advantage. Tanski scored off a deflection early in the third period to break a scoreless tie and propel the Solar Bears past the host Cincinnati Cyclones 2-0 in Game 4 of their first-round Eastern Conference series. "It was a good defensive effort," Solar Bears coach Vince Williams said. "Tanski was right there to put it back in. It was another step in the right direction.

Schedule for the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series between the Orlando Solar Bears and Cincinnati Cyclones. Cincinnati led the series 1-0 heading into Game 2: Game 1 : Cyclones 4, Solar Bears 2 Game 2 : Sunday at Amway Center Game 3 : 7:35 Wednesday night at Cincinnati Game 4 : 7:35 Friday night at Cincinnati Game 5* : 7:35 Saturday night at Cincinnati Game 6* : 7 p.m. on April 29 at Amway Center Game 7* :...

Tracing the puck's movement with his eyes, Maxime Clermont prepares to throw himself in front of the piece of hard rubber. "If you're a goalie and you're scared, you're in the wrong position," the Orlando Solar Bears goaltender said. "A lot of the time, you make it or break it for the team. "A goalie can make a difference. " That's what Clermont hopes to do for the Solar Bears when they face the Cincinnati Cyclones in Game 2 of their ECHL Eastern Conference playoff series at 7 Sunday night at Amway Center.

They had a shot — 36 of them — but that wasn't enough, and the Orlando Solar Bears lost the opening game of their ECHL Eastern Conference quarterfinal playoff series Thursday at the Amway Center. In front of an announced crowd of 4,609, the fourth-seeded Solar Bears (43-25-2-3, 91) were defeated 4-2 by the No. 5 Cincinnati Cyclones (42-23-4-4, 92). "I'm not worried about us," Solar Bears coach Vince Williams said. "It's a seven-game series. We have to look at what went right and the few things we have to get better at. "It's execution.